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00:22Dear Mother,
00:25I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just yet.
00:30As I am still very much needed in London.
00:33The Gardener's Governess has indeed returned, but we find ourselves quite overrun with social engagements.
00:42You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly balls.
00:48I am very much looking forward to it.
00:53I miss you all.
01:00Yours, Mary.
01:03The Gardener's Governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
01:06Yes, yes, a week ago.
01:08Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
01:14A husband, whatever else do you plan to do?
01:20Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage or misery.
01:27What do you think?
01:29Mary, it is not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:33And I do believe it's the better choice, but I'm not the only one.
01:38Some marriages are miserable.
01:40I agree.
01:42I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:48My mother has always said no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:52Mary, that is nonsense.
01:53What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:57Well, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
02:02This time, you have me.
02:05Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
02:11It's all about confidence.
02:13A certain coolness.
02:15I think you care too much.
02:17Really?
02:18Hmm.
02:20Have you ever polished your skin?
02:28We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
02:32Then we spread it on your face.
02:33You're going to look radiant, Mary.
02:36I'm going to smell like soup.
02:41What on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:07Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:10Uh...
03:20Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
03:23Step into the room, like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:36Walk normally.
03:44I'm excited for you, Mary.
03:46New love is the most romantic thing.
03:49New love?
03:50Yes, the first throws.
03:52Oh, you must not take it for granted, because the feelings soon pass, and then everything
03:57becomes quite ordinary.
04:00It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
04:06Now walk.
04:07Shoulders back.
04:08Chin up.
04:09Chin down.
04:11Chin up a little.
04:12Don't look scared.
04:13Quite hard not to.
04:18But you are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
04:21Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those
04:26you do not.
04:27If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy, nor too disappointed, depending on who
04:32he is.
04:33You must look nonchalant.
04:36Carefree.
04:42Mary, think back to those times in your childhood
04:45when you had not a care in the world.
05:11Remember, Mary, the most important thing
05:17is to be yourself.
05:28Oh, no.
05:37Isn't it beautiful?
05:38Oh, no.
05:39I don't know.
05:41I don't know.
05:52Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening, Miss Baxter.
06:00Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:02No.
06:04Well, as do you, Anne.
06:08Bill?
06:13Mr. Haywing, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, no, I didn't.
06:18It will show how eligible you are.
06:23Well, I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
06:27But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
06:30Oh, well, there might be.
06:33Let me just check.
06:37Yes.
06:38Yes.
06:39We could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr Hayward.
06:49Mr Hayward, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet?
06:55I'm very well.
06:57How are you?
06:59Three.
07:04Two.
07:05Three.
07:05Two.
07:06Three.
07:06Two.
07:13Sorry, sorry, sorry.
07:15Sorry.
07:16Sorry, sir.
07:16Let's see.
08:21Thank you, Miss Payne.
08:23That's been it.
08:30It was a fine minuet.
08:35Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
08:38Um, I'm going to go and...
08:41Oh, Mary, do you mind?
09:13Oh, I have a great question.
09:21Excuse me.
09:26It's you.
09:27It is indeed.
09:29William Ryder.
09:30Of course, Mr. Ryder.
09:31Oh, well, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon.
09:38Would you like to dance?
09:41Well, perhaps later.
09:42My feet are quiet.
09:43Ah.
09:45Then let us sit and gather your strength.
10:10I find these occasions really quite intolerable.
10:13All these poor young ladies parading about, bearing the weight of their parents' expectations.
10:19It's not in the least romantic.
10:21I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women, and for good reason.
10:27None of them wants to fail.
10:32Well, doesn't it seem to you, Miss Bennet, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of
10:39marriage?
10:39Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.
10:43In matters of men and women, the only thing that should guide us is the heart.
10:49Do you really believe that to be true?
10:52Well, I believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish.
11:04I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man.
11:11While the consequences are borne, quite literally in many cases, by the woman.
11:19Now, perhaps you're right.
11:21I know I am.
11:30Dance with me, Miss Bennet.
11:33Come on.
12:00It's supposed to be fun, I think.
12:05You are allowed to breathe while you dance, Miss Bennet.
12:07I am breathing.
12:09I heard that you are a great reader of very serious books.
12:15I'm reading Wordsworth, currently.
12:18Ah, but what do you really enjoy reading, Miss Bennet?
12:22Histories.
12:23No, no, no, no, no, no, I mean, what's your secret indulgence?
12:29I really enjoyed reading, as a child, with a servant's pamphlet.
12:37They detail the most grisly crimes.
12:41I knew there was a bold and curious sigh to you, Miss Bennet.
12:45I had to hide them from my mother.
12:47I bet you did.
12:54Oh, my gosh, look at that.
12:56Oh, my gosh.
12:58Oh, my gosh.
13:05Oh, my gosh.
13:09Oh, my gosh.
13:20you tripped i did not trip it was a deliberate embellishment of the gavotte
13:27mary miss baxter i was just about to ask miss bennett to dance again
13:33oh uh thank you mr rider but i will sit this one out
13:37ah then allow me to fetch you both some ices ladies
13:44he might be handsome mary but beware he also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest
13:49of us he enjoys the privileges of his class as well as good looks i i cannot say i took
13:56much
13:56notice of his looks mary i did not well he certainly noticed you kind of you to say but
14:03he doesn't think of me in that way and actually that makes much more enjoyable
14:09we were just talking about mr rider yes will you rider ices oh thank you and the biggest one
14:20for miss mary bennett thank you hey we don't look so downhearted here you can have mine i wouldn't
14:28dream of taking yours mr hayward i seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance
14:35i'm quite tired
14:42what i would love to dance
14:47what played with yours
14:48crunchy
14:49mr rider what on earth happened to you
14:54oh miss bingley
14:55well well miss bennett how good to see you again
15:00oh are you two ladies already acquainted i have known miss bennett for some years
15:06oh pianist singer raconteur my brother married her sister i heard you were a government in
15:16london though i didn't think it had quite come to that i i'm no longer in that position so you
15:22are in london for a husband
15:25no
15:30miss bennett is a radical thinker is she now well it makes me all the more glad to be spending
15:37the
15:37foreseeable future here where i can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts miss bennett i'm holding
15:44a small supper this thursday you should join us why thank you mr rider you must sing that is i
15:53mean
15:53to say i may not be able to i very much look forward to you joining us on thursday come
16:00mr rider
16:07i will be able to see you next time
16:16oh
16:17oh
16:18oh
16:18oh
16:30oh
16:32ow
16:37how did you find the ball last night
16:41most pleasant thank you
16:45young william rider called while you were asleep this morning mary he left this bundle of crime pamphlets
16:50is peculiar gift is this really to your taste thank you oh and he confirmed our invitation to supper on
16:56thursday
16:56oh what fun
16:58jethro
17:00you could wear your red dress
17:03uh
17:03regarding supper i fear i may not be able to attend
17:09you have not been yourself since i saw you talking to caroline bingley last night
17:16she seems to delight in being horrible to me
17:21i have no idea what i've done to provoke her
17:24did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband
17:27mr darcy
17:28she did
17:29yes
17:30perhaps she feels threatened by you
17:35caroline bingley is not threatened by me
17:39she's better than me
17:40i know that very well
17:44she's always beautifully dressed and she has extraordinary confidence
17:48she does not appear to lack confidence that is certain
17:52perhaps underneath that brittle exterior lies doubts and insecurities the same as everyone else
17:59and she treats you as though you're beneath her to make herself feel good
18:03it riles her to see you blossoming in london
18:07blossoming
18:09you've changed
18:10you smile more
18:12and you laugh
18:14well i've
18:16ah
18:17the thought that you're worth less than caroline really only exists in her mind
18:24we do not run and hide from the caroline bingley's of this world
18:32we stand our ground
18:35for there will always be one
18:49we could possibly speak to him after today
18:54miss bennett
18:56how wonderful to see you
18:58oh
18:58um
19:01uh
19:02i very much like your
19:04um
19:06insects
19:08why thank you
19:09uh
19:10they were my late father's
19:12he was a very great collector of all things
19:15strange or
19:16or unusual
19:17in that line
19:22you have an extensive book collection
19:25mr rider
19:26ah yes
19:27they are for show
19:31although
19:32grimm's fairy tales proved a fine
19:35not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me
19:39i want to hear about the strangers cases over dinner
19:44ah yes
19:46miss pennett
19:46inspired by you
19:48i have been reading some of those particular works myself
19:53and i found something
19:55made me think of you
19:56of me
19:58allow me to find it
19:59well of course
20:01miss bingley
20:03i am so glad you took my advice
20:05lady catherine de burr looks magnificent there
20:08i was just about to read something to miss bennett that made me think of her this morning
20:13it made you think of
20:15miss bennett
20:16yes exactly
20:17now
20:18where is it
20:20mr rider i wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table
20:24before the guests sit
20:27uh
20:27very well
20:30please excuse us
20:33i have to say
20:35miss bennett
20:35how refreshing it is
20:37to see a young woman with the courage to defy the dictates of fashion
20:40when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can
20:45you are an example to us all
20:56what i know
21:02i'm sure i have more of a draw
21:05mr hayward we are here
21:07where are you Mary
21:37Ahhhh...
21:58Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine McAuley's work?
22:03No.
22:03She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested.
22:07No.
22:14What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
22:20I have no interest in geology.
22:23What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
22:28Horses.
22:29Horse racing.
22:30Oh.
22:30I know so little about horse racing.
22:32I would be honoured if you would teach me all you know.
22:35We won't have time for that.
22:36Well, let's just see how we get on.
22:40Right.
22:42Right.
22:45Four legs.
22:48Cannot vomit.
22:50Oh.
22:50Beautiful creatures.
22:52Beautiful.
22:52Almost too beautiful.
22:54More intelligent than anyone at this table.
22:58Perhaps if I was to construct a horse, then we'd know.
23:01I appreciate that.
23:02Right.
23:02I've done this before.
23:03I'm sure I can do it again.
23:04Fascinating.
23:05These are the front legs.
23:06Here.
23:07We call these the cloppers.
23:09Hmm.
23:10Back legs.
23:11The clippers.
23:12Ah.
23:12Clip clop.
23:14Right?
23:14You see what I'm saying?
23:15Yes, dude.
23:15You do not want to stand behind a horse.
23:17You do not want to do...
23:21What can a horse do?
23:23You tell me.
23:24Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
23:28I can see it.
23:30That is our horse.
23:32What shall we name it?
23:33Gerald.
23:35Gerald.
23:36Gerald.
23:37Let's enter him at York.
23:40Probably faster than the horse I bet on last week.
23:42LAUGHTER
23:44LAUGHTER
23:49Thank you, sir.
23:50I shall never wager any significant amount of money
23:54without consulting you first.
23:55Ah.
23:57LAUGHTER
24:02Miss Bennet.
24:04I was hoping to speak to you.
24:07Really?
24:07Well, I couldn't let this evening pass
24:09without having the privilege of talking to you properly.
24:13It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me
24:14so far from you at dinner.
24:18LAUGHTER
24:18LAUGHTER
24:20You met Lady Catherine once, did you not?
24:23I did.
24:25Only recently we were talking about your family,
24:27and she confessed herself astonished
24:30at the great difference between you and your sisters.
24:32She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth,
24:36nor as provoking,
24:39not as beautiful as Jane,
24:41nor as willing as Kitty,
24:42and, well,
24:44who could measure up to Lydia's...
24:46...joie de vivre?
24:50It was very candid of her.
24:52She is known for her frankness.
24:54I sometimes wonder if frankness
24:56isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness.
25:02Tell me, Miss Bennet,
25:05do you intend to marry?
25:07Let's assume we all must marry in the end.
25:12Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice.
25:16If you wish.
25:18It seems to me
25:20that a great deal of time is thrown away
25:22in pursuit of attachments
25:23that can never come to anything,
25:27such as Mr. Ryder.
25:33Do you mean to suggest
25:34that I am pursuing Mr. Ryder?
25:36Or that he is pursuing me?
25:39For both are quite without foundation.
25:41And yet it seems you do all you can to please him.
25:45I cannot imagine why else
25:46he would speak of you as he does.
25:49What do you mean?
25:50Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet.
25:54Presumptions of this kind
25:55only lead to disappointment
25:56and humiliation
25:58where matters of the heart are concerned.
26:04You seem to know a great deal about rejection.
26:08Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
26:12Or do you perhaps owe it to experience
26:14of a more personal nature?
26:25Oh, Miss Bingley.
26:26Miss Bingley, welcome to the gate.
26:28I fear I'm in a bad nose today.
26:33It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing.
26:36You had a dinner.
26:38Miss Bennet.
26:38Ah.
26:40It was, yes.
26:41Most interesting.
26:43Well, I wanted to say that
26:47I wanted to ask
26:49or that is to say
26:50I had noticed at the ball
26:52that Mr. Ryder
26:53had occupied a great deal of your time.
26:55And he often acts without thinking.
26:58So I'd be very glad to ask him
27:00to be more restrained
27:01if that is what you would like.
27:06I very much enjoy his company.
27:13I see.
27:14No, I...
27:14Of course, I...
27:15No, no, no.
27:15Forgive my intrusion.
27:16No, that is to say
27:18I'm not drawn to him.
27:21Who is she?
27:21The Bennet girl.
27:22The one you said was plain.
27:23Oh, the governess.
27:25She was the only one of the five
27:26not to marry.
27:27Can you imagine?
27:28She didn't look very plain to me.
27:30She was tolerable.
27:31And you can see Ryder's interest in her.
27:33If I were him,
27:34I'd snap her up
27:35before some other fellow does.
27:37Excuse me.
27:38I believe Miss Bennet
27:40would like to sing for us.
27:42How lovely, Mary.
27:44Oh, I have no wish
27:45to do anything of the sort.
27:46Come on, Miss Bennet.
27:47You must sing.
27:48Sing!
27:49Sing!
27:51Sing!
27:52Sing!
27:53Sing!
27:54Sing!
27:56Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:58Sing!
27:59Sing!
28:00Sing!
28:05Mary.
28:06Mary.
28:06We must get you to Pemberley.
28:08Immediately.
28:09We have received an urgent letter.
28:10Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
28:12Oh.
28:13Oh.
28:13Take our carriage and go.
28:14Now.
28:14Oh!
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28:25Come on, Mary.
28:27You must hurry.
28:28Come, dear.
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